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“The Major’s First 30-Homerun Foursome”, 1977.  The cover of the Los Angeles Dodgers’ 1978 media guide highlighted the first quartet of teammates in major league history to each hit 30 (or more) home runs, with Steve Garvey (33 home runs), Dusty Baker (30), Reggie Smith (32) and Ron Cey (30) lining up on the first base side of Dodger Stadium with the scoreboard lit up with "30" in the background.

#OnThisDay in @chicagocubs history ▸ The Cubs trade veteran third baseman Ron Cey for the A's infielder Luis Quinones. The @oaklandathletics release the 'Penguin' after he plays 45 games for the team, and the 39 year-old retires with a .261 lifetime batting average after spending 17 years in the major leagues.

Famous (?) Faces of the regular poker gang, as shown in Uneasy Lies the Crown, include: Nancy Walker (actor and comedian), Dick Sargent (ditto plus also he’s famously the second Darrin on Bewitched), former Los Angeles Dodger Ron Cey, impressionist John Roarke and then, sitting next to Mark Arnott as David Sherwin, the game’s host Victor Berrine (creator of MTV’s Ultimate Parkour Challenge). QUITE A MURDERER’S ROW!

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1974 Topps #315

Happy 78th Birthday Ron "The Penguin" Cey! The 6x All-Star was born in Tacoma, WA on this day in 1948!